{"ref":"OH-HH-HR-06","title":"Staff Safety in the Home and Workplace Violence Prevention","category":"Human resources","summary":"Protects staff who work alone in patients’ homes: safety screening at referral and at the first visit, visit tracking and check-in, personal safety practices, the right to leave an unsafe home after making the patient as safe as possible and calling the supervisor, response to aggression, harassment and workplace violence (including discharge for cause and the Ohio Medicaid notice exceptions), driving and weather, safe patient handling, other hazards in homes, and incident reporting, including reporting a work-related death to OSHA within 8 hours and an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye within 24 hours.","inShort":["Your safety comes first. If you feel unsafe, leave and call your supervisor. Call 911 if anyone is in danger.","Check in and out of every visit. Keep your phone charged.","Read the staff safety alert for the home before you go.","Report every injury, threat or near miss the same day. You will not be punished for reporting.","Use the lifting methods and equipment in the care plan. Do not lift a patient alone beyond what you were taught."],"primaryCitation":"29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)","citations":["OAC 5160-12-03(B)(7)","OAC 5160-44-31(B)(17)","OAC 5160-44-31(B)(20)"],"federalCitations":["29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)","29 CFR Part 1904","29 CFR §1904.39","42 CFR §484.50(d)(5)","29 CFR §1910.1030"],"surveyorAsks":["How do you find out about safety risks in a home before the first visit?","What does an aide do if she feels unsafe in a patient’s home?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HH-HR-06-A","title":"Staff Safety Concern and Incident Report"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1))","5. Safety Screening at Referral","6. Home Safety Check at the First Visit","7. Visit Tracking and Check-In","8. Personal Safety Practices","9. Leaving an Unsafe Home","10. Aggression, Harassment, and Workplace Violence","11. Driving and Weather","12. Safe Patient Handling","13. Other Hazards in the Home","14. Incident Reporting and Support","15. Annual Review","16. Responsibilities","17. Records and Compliance Monitoring","18. Staff Training","19. References","20. Related Policies and Forms","21. Approval","22. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hha","state":"Ohio","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}